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Second Year Student Selected for Penguin Mentorship
Second Year Student Selected for Penguin Mentorship

Talented second year Ben Wilson has been shortlisted for novel mentorship at Penguin Random House.

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news, student workFalmouth SOWJFebruary 28, 2017creative writing, writing, writing competitions
WiTH 27 Magazine Launch
WiTH 27 Magazine Launch

Read work from the latest issue of WiTH a publication by English and Writing students here at Falmouth.

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news, student workFalmouth SOWJFebruary 28, 2017creative writing, writing, WIth Magazine
Comment: The Writer's Life, by Rupert Wallis
Comment: The Writer's Life, by Rupert Wallis

Lecturer and YA author Rupert Wallis reflects on what it really means to be a writer.

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comment, writingFalmouth SOWJFebruary 28, 2017writing, creative writing, careers, professional writing
Public Lecture: Wyl Menmuir on Fiction and the Search for Truth
Public Lecture: Wyl Menmuir on Fiction and the Search for Truth

Our Writer-in-Residence speaking on what he knows best: the role of fiction in revealing truth.

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events, newsFalmouth SOWJFebruary 25, 2017creative writing, Writer in Residence, writing competitions, Wyl Menmuir, The Many
Third Year Trip: Creativity in Eden
Third Year Trip: Creativity in Eden

Our third year trip to Project Eden: creative leadership, caveman communities & experimentation with the written word.

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news, learn, eventsFalmouth SOWJFebruary 25, 2017writing, literature, Eden Project, Cornwall, environmental writing, ecodiscourse, yoga
Call for Submissions: Third Year Anthology
Call for Submissions: Third Year Anthology

The Sea Post Press, a new venture launched by our third years, is seeking out talent for the upcoming anthology. 

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news, student workFalmouth SOWJFebruary 25, 2017publications, opportunities
First Year Writing published on Zeitgeist Spam
First Year Writing published on Zeitgeist Spam

Some of our first years will be published on the blog Zeitgeist Spam, run by American author and editor John Bloomberg-Rissman.

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news, student work, writingFalmouth SOWJFebruary 25, 2017publications, Creative Writing, poetry
Sea Sessions: Live Writing at Godrevy Lighthouse
Sea Sessions: Live Writing at Godrevy Lighthouse

Our Writer-in-Residence, Booker longlister Wyl Menmuir, takes students to Godrevy lighthouse to develop & create, where the muses are seals.

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learn, newsFalmouth SOWJFebruary 25, 2017Writer in Residence, Wyl Menmuir, Creative Writing, Cornwall
Print & Making: Students Write Through the Text
Print & Making: Students Write Through the Text

Our first year Creative Writing students experiment with writing through, back and over text, with some stunning results.

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learn, news, student work, writingFalmouth SOWJFebruary 25, 2017Poetry, Creative Writing, A Humument
Wastelands, from Eliot to McCarthy
Wastelands, from Eliot to McCarthy

Third year Charlie Hedditch on Eliot's Modernist masterpiece The Waste Land & Cormac McCarthy's 2006 bestseller The Road.

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student work, writing, newsFalmouth SOWJFebruary 24, 2017literature, modernism, cormac mccarthy, american iiterature
Call for Submissions: Cross-Platform Studies of Audio and Horror
Call for Submissions: Cross-Platform Studies of Audio and Horror

Lecturer Danielle Barrios-O'Neill is guest editing this issue on sound in the horror genre, across media.

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news, researchFalmouth SOWJFebruary 24, 2017CFP, horror studies, media studies, literature, cross-platform, Revenant Journal
Staff Publication: Super-Nature and the Environment
Staff Publication: Super-Nature and the Environment

Head of Subject Niamh Downing has edited this new collection of essays on the hauntedness of created landscapes, with contributions by lecturers Ruth Heholt and Becky Lloyd.

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news, researchFalmouth SOWJFebruary 23, 2017
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β€œWithin six months of graduation I was earning an income from writing and have now performed alongside established writers at some great venues and events.”
— Nick Jarvis, Graduate and Poet in Residence, Bryn Hyfryd
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A Hiker’s Guide to Haunted Forests by Eleanor Rodgers - click link in bio to read this uncanny ghost story πŸ‘₯ #falwriting #ghoststory #creativewriting
If I’d Have Known... In this poem, 2nd year English student Cherie Woodhouse, explores what life was like before lockdown and the losses we experience because of it 🌫 click link in bio to read #poetry #faluni #lockdown
Lost Ticket: Bladderwracky by Sam Tempest... go to falwriting.com to read second year Creative Writing student Sam’s poetry response to David Devanny’s inaugural poem πŸ–‹πŸ–‹ #poetry #faluni #creativewriting
The Safdie Brothers and Their Leading Men 🎬 First year Conrad Gardner examines a decision by Hollywood’s hottest new filmmakers and takes a lesson for his own creative practice - click link in bio to read more... #faluni #safdiebrothers #filmm
Hyperbole, Exaggeration and Conjecture by Rupert Loydell ~ follow the link in our bio to read Rupert’s book review of a new text written by Casey Rae❕❕❕ #bookreview #faluni #creativewriting
How to Practice Gratitude and Stay Connected with your Loved Ones ~ click the link in bio to read Chelsea Flood explaining the art of gratitude and the positive benefits it can bring 😌 #falwriting #gratitude #positivity
WE’RE RECRUITING!!! Head to falwriting.com for more information on the three new internship spots for the new academic year, many great opportunities coming πŸ’₯ #faluni #falwriting #internship
Eighty One Minutes in the Life of Craig Barr-Green πŸ’«πŸ’«πŸ’« If you’ve ever wondered what’s goes on in the wonderful mind of one of our own, click the link in bio #childrenswriter #lockdown #falmouthuni
Baner Peran by Nadia Leigh-Hewitson 🌊 follow link in bio to read one of our shortlisted stories for our inaugural 500-word ghost story competition #ghoststories #faluni #creativewriting
Lost Ticket by David Devanny! Our very own poet and lecturer initiates this new poetry collaboration with the first poem... click the link in our bio for more #poetry #collaboration #faluni
EVENTS!!! Click the link in our bio to learn about The Writers Block online Summer Season πŸ“šβœ’οΈ many events are free or for donation, and many can be shared with friends and family! #summer #writing #faluni #writersblock
Hunting for Golf Balls - Part IV πŸ‚ Tom Velterop’s fourth and final instalment of the memoir about the loss of his father, following the paths they had once taken through a golf course and it’s last refuge of wilderness. Head to falwritin

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